Reeder Custom Guns - I finished melting the pure lead and casting ingots ...

Jim Taylor
I finished melting the pure lead and casting ingots ...
Friday, November 06, 2020, 14:02

Took a bit of work. My little cheap hotplate just about has enough heat .. BUT .. the wind was blowing! I could have done it in the shop but I did not want to stink it up. The propane torch helped. LOTS of dirt. I got 45 pounds of lead and 12 1/2 pounds of dirt and slag.

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I had cut the pan into smaller rectangles and then pounded them small enough to go into my melting pan.

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I have quite a bit of really hard alloy that I will mix with this.

I finished melting the pure lead and casting ingots ... - Jim Taylor, 2020-11-06, 14:02
- I was working in the rafters of the utility’s - WB, 2020-11-06, 15:15
  - Years ago I worked at a State Park... - John Ammeter, 2020-11-06, 19:10
  - Scotty that’s the lead I got from a friend - MTM, 2020-11-06, 15:30
    - We used to maintain (on rare occasion) sewer pipe - WB, 2020-11-06, 15:48
- Very nice Jim. It’s rewarding to - MTM, 2020-11-06, 14:06
  - A family member gave me this old drain pan .. - Jim Taylor, 2020-11-06, 14:13